How to encourage critical thinking through storytelling
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By Dr Jeremy Koay
Critical thinking is widely agreed on as an important component in language classrooms. But what is critical thinking? Yang and Gamble (2013, p. 398) state that critical thinking involves at least four skills:
- metacognition (awareness of one’s own thought processes)
- ...
What is Peer Feedback?
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By Dr Jeremy Koay
A limited view
Peer feedback refers to comments and suggestions that learners receive from their classmates. Students and teachers who are not aware of its benefits and goals are often sceptical about this, and may think it is a waste of time. Given the complexity of the task,...